Cuban dance to the sounds of African drums

It is Cuba that is considered the birthplace of modern Latin American music. But where the rhythms of the Spanish guitar and African drums sound, it's almost impossible to resist on the spot. Rhythms of carnivals, mambo and rumba, salsa and cha-cha, sleep and danson ... Even tango originated in Cuba.

Dynamic, moving and passionate Cuban dance in sun-drenched streets - the spectacle is simply mesmerizing. Open expression of emotions, free improvisation to amazing music, separately created elements woven into a single dance figure ...

How did African drums appear on Cuban soil? It is known that many tribes of West Africa used the rhythms of drums in their conversion to the gods. When slaves were brought to Cuba from the African continent, they continued to perform their ritual dances in a new place. Over time, religious movements turned into dance steps, and the rituals themselves became dance.

During the war in Cuba, Cuban dances became popular among American soldiers. Soon they began to be performed in America, and many musicians filled their works with new rhythms.

Most fans of Latin American music do not even realize that the rhythms of the drums are actually of religious significance. And doing the Cuban dance, whose tabs are fairly simple, we do nothing more than ritual dances dedicated to various African gods.

Modern Cuban dance liberates and gives a sense of freedom of movement, Emphasizes the masculinity and charm of the "strong half of humanity" and the charm and attractiveness of women, the passion and emotionality of their relationship. This passionate, virtuosic rotation of the hips, the beauty of the movement of the hands, sensuality, energy, temperament and sexuality. The Cubans themselves call them dances of love.

Today the Cuban dance enjoys special reverence. He, along with some Latin American dances, is included in the program of sports ballroom dances and is admired. Someone even talks about a certain Cuban "dance boom". Dances do not have clear canons and rules, they are easily learned, there is improvisation in them, they do not have embarrassment and stiffness.

So, the Cuban salsa contains relaxed movements, interesting combinations, through which pass passion, flirtation, fun and flirtation. It's a dance of love and freedom.

But the twin dance of rumba is an organic mix of a wide dance step with erotic smooth movements of the body. Originally it was a wedding dance, and all the movements that we perceive as erotic meant simple, simple actions performed on the farm. Modern rumba is called the dance of love, a Latin American pearl among dances.

Above all, dancing Cuba is a chic fitness, a real effective and intense body training. Their elements are natural, organic and absolutely safe. Thanks to the dance, a person can develop endurance and flexibility, make the body obedient and slim, and be in good sports. And he himself will feel attractive and confident in any situation.

The Cuban dance in its movements expresses ordinary human feelings: joy and sorrow, disappointment and hope. During the dance all the complexes go. It can be danced to the sounds of a guitar and harpsichord, the rhythms of drums and maracas. It can be danced anywhere - at a party, in a club, on the street. And at the same time be bright, artistic and emotional.